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Maybe we should start a separate voting rights thread? Until then, I will post this here.
A right-wing commentator went on Meet the Press today and claimed that it’s super easy to vote, especially in the south. She added that the Democrats are the ones politicizing the voting law changes to drive turnout. That’s plainly false, and Cornell Belcher was there to shut it down.
After being hit for a loss by Belcher, she tried a comeback, but was promptly sacked for a safety:
She is clearly used to addressing the faithful in the Fox echo chamber. She got a dose of reality for a change.
PS - Didn’t realize “real clear politics” - which I thought was a resource for polling data usually, is very popular with far-right readers. The comments on the story are pretty toxic.
A right-wing commentator went on Meet the Press today and claimed that it’s super easy to vote, especially in the south. She added that the Democrats are the ones politicizing the voting law changes to drive turnout. That’s plainly false, and Cornell Belcher was there to shut it down.
SARA FAGEN: Well, look, I think, first of all, overwhelmingly, you know, it's easier to vote in the United States than it ever has been. And so much of the rhetoric around voting rights is really about animating the Democratic base. Americans overwhelmingly support voter IDs. Getting an ID is easy in the United States. And it's also free if you can't afford it. And so, you know, so much of this is about mobilizing the base. And I think for most Americans, particularly independent Americans, they recognize that. So this is an issue that's not going to pass. And I think that this is just about the base.
CORNELL BELCHER: I've got to get in here, Chuck. No.
CHUCK TODD: Go ahead.
CORNELL BELCHER: I've got to push back on my friend, Sara, about how easy it is to vote in America. It is not that easy to vote in America. If you happen to look like me and you're in Georgia, you're standing in line for six or seven hours to vote. It's not easy to vote in America if you happen to look like me. Right? And that's been done intentionally. Republicans have intentionally shut down voting polls for places that cater to minorities and people who actually vote Democratic. You've seen over 200 laws pass over this last year since the power of young people and Black voters turned and flipped states, and Hispanic votes flipped states. That's not by accident, Sara. It is harder to vote in America today than it was.
After being hit for a loss by Belcher, she tried a comeback, but was promptly sacked for a safety:
SARA FAGEN: The facts are, though, that it is more open in the south than it is even in the northeast, Cornell. And the reality is, early vote, absentee vote, these have been growing for the last decade. Every year, more and more people vote by these means. And so I just don't think that's accurate.
CORNELL BELCHER: It's been growing every decade. It's been growing. But have you seen what the state legislative bodies have been doing? You're right, it has been growing. It has been growing and more Americans have been voting. And now they're pulling those things back.
She is clearly used to addressing the faithful in the Fox echo chamber. She got a dose of reality for a change.
PS - Didn’t realize “real clear politics” - which I thought was a resource for polling data usually, is very popular with far-right readers. The comments on the story are pretty toxic.